Definitions of blackjack
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a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21
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synonyms:
twenty-one, vingt-et-un
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a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people
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exert pressure on someone through threats
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a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship
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synonyms:
Jolly Roger, black flag, pirate flag
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type of:
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flag
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
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flag
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a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
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synonyms:
Quercus marilandica, blackjack oak, jack oak
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type of:
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scrub oak
any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets
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scrub oak
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